Nearly 300 South Korean firefighters were battling a major fire on Friday in a deprived area of the upmarket Gangnam district of southern Seoul, a fire official said. No casualties have been reported,

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says he always wanted to play the drums, so Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi surprised him after a summit, and they hit it off.

The Japanese and South Korean leaders agreed to deepen cooperation between their countries before they let loose with their own surprise cultural exchange in a surprise jam session drumming to K-pop hits.

Decked out in matching blue jackets, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday played drums to the beats of K-pop hits - including Dynamite by BTS and Golden from hit film KPop Demon Hunters.

Asian chip stocks climbed Friday after the U.S. reached a trade deal with Taiwan, bringing the island and South Korea's index to record highs. Under the agreement, Taiwanese semiconductor companies commited to invest at least $250 billion in U.S. production capacity in exchange for lower "reciprocal" tariffs.

A Seoul court says an independent counsel has demanded a death sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

The stink has become noxious enough that Lee Jae Myung, South Korea’s president, broached the subject of Yellow Sea tensions during a summit with Xi Jinping in China this month. Mr Lee’s visit to China,

She put me on K-dramas," Adedipe, now 39, told Business Insider. That early curiosity soon grew into an interest in Korea's history, economy, and language.Adedipe began learning Korean nine years ago online and continued after she moved to Oklahoma for work,